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October Student of the Month: Tanner Morse

Nov. 19, 2012

Philip Marruffo/pmarruffo@saukvalley.com

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Tanner Morse, 17, of Sterling, is one of Sterling High School's October Students of the Month. He is thinking about attending the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., and studying aerospace engineering.

Senior Tanner Morse, 17, of Sterling, is one of Sterling High School’s October Students of the Month. He is the son of Dustin and Stacey Morse of Sterling; his brothers are Turner Morse, 14, an eighth-grader, and Trey Morse, 13, a seventh-grader, both at Challand Middle School.

Favorite class: Calculus. You learn to solve complex life problems with math.

Top teacher: Mike Gottemoller, precalculus. He’s really good at explaining things. He could take a difficult concept and make it seem easy.

Extracurriculars: Football, swimming/diving and baseball; National Honor Society; Rotary Club; and service learning.

After graduation: I hope to attend the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., and possibly study aerospace engineering.

Best friend: Andrew Blackburn. We’ve known each other since third grade, and we’ve always had many of the same classes and played the same sports. He’s just a pretty cool guy.